1943 Christchurch East by-election
Results

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Labour
Mabel Howard
4,559
47.27
28.47
-
Democratic Labour
Horace Herring
2,578
26.73
-
-
National
Melville Lyons
2,371
24.59
+0.33
-
Independent
Lincoln Efford
114
1.18
-
-
Independent
Owen McKee
22
0.23
-
Majority
Majority
Majority
1,981
20.54
30.95
Registered electors
Registered electors
Registered electors
14,835
-
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
9,644
65.01
26.42

Question: How many people among all on the electoral roll vote for the 1943 by-election?
Answer: There were 14,835 people on the electoral roll, of which 9,644 voted in the 1943 by-election.